And despite plenty of informal — and formal — studies analyzing the difference between men and women's driving abilities, it looks like the genders are almost equal when it comes to the phenomenon. Though men in Ontario clocked in at 83 per cent admitting to white knuckles at the wheel, numbers for women are on the rise, with 72 per cent saying they definitely have felt some anger in the car.

So what kind of behaviours specifically bring on the road rage? According to Kanetix's survey, it's the following:

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Causes Of Road Rage

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Besides the fact that it's likely illegal, drivers who are distracted or not paying attention, like those on their phones, made 49 per cent of people react with road rage.

"Someone cutting me off" was found to be the cause of road rage for 44 per cent of people, which falls right in line with research that finds that negative actions are perceived as worse than positive actions.

"People driving aggressively around me" accounted for 39 per cent of road rage. Interestingly, people not driving aggressively enough did not make the list.

Having someone tailgating, or driving far too closely behind them, brought out the road rage in 35 per cent of drivers.